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Freezes on Post

amw_drizz

Posted 15 February 2006 - 02:14 PM

A prob. i have aquired a dell deminsion 4100 (old) has an 800mghz cpu in it and i want to make it my primary internet server as my current one is 400 mghz with 512 sdram.

The prob is that it only boots to post and it freezes up, it will be in either bios or just at post is when it freezes up. one of the things i noticed is that when it freezes it just finishes loading legacy usb support now i dont really need usb support. as these machines once setup will be headless.

i have tried booting it with nothing on the mobo and no hds connected. even with the cables 100% disconnected. it still wont boot. is there a way i can flash the bios or would that screw it up more. as i am at a loss right now on trying to get this P.O.S. to work. and i dont have the $$$ to go and buy another computer.

amw_drizz

Posted 16 February 2006 - 12:18 PM

amw_drizz

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i have tried different ram sticks, right now.

i have an AMD board that i blew the cpu in, and im pretty sure that the board still works. and i asked the IT staff at my school if they had any AMD socket a style cpus and offered an even trade for a working p3 800mghz cpu.

dell said the mobo is in need of replacemment, so i dont think im gonna to replace the board its self.